接受

Chinese

		to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive
trad. (接受)		接	受
simp. #(接受)		接	受

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēshòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zip³ sau⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): diap² siu⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chiap-su

  (Meixian, Guangdong): jiab⁵ su⁴

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiap-siū / chiap-siǔ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zih⁴ siu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēshòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jieshòu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-shou⁴
    • Yale: jyē-shòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieshow
    • Palladius: цзешоу (czešou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zip³ sau⁶
    • Yale: jip sauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzip⁸ sau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jib³ seo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːp̚³ sɐu̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: diap² siu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiap̚⁵⁵ siu³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-su
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiab` su
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiab⁵ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯ap̚² su⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: jiab⁵ su⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡siap̚¹ su⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-siū
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-siū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciapsiu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ siu²²/
    • IPA (Penang): /t͡siap̚³⁻⁴ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ siu²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-siǔ
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-siǔ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu²²/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zih⁴ siu⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsih siŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ siu³⁵/

Verb

接受

1. to accept (treatment, gift, punishment, etc.); to receive (education, honours, invitation, interview, etc.); to take (criticism)

   接受治療／接受治疗  ―  jiēshòu zhìliáo  ―  to accept treatment

   被指控接受賄賂／被指控接受贿赂  ―  bèi zhǐkòng jiēshòu huìlù  ―  to be accused of accepting bribes

   接受教育  ―  jiēshòu jiàoyù  ―  to receive education

   接受某人的採訪／接受某人的采访  ―  jiēshòu mǒurén de cǎifǎng  ―  to be interviewed by someone

   接受批評／接受批评  ―  jiēshòu pīpíng  ―  to take criticism

   接受程度  ―  jiēshòu chéngdù  ―  level of acceptance

   不用道歉，我不會接受。 [MSC, trad.]
   不用道歉，我不会接受。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùyòng dàoqiàn, wǒ bùhuì jiēshòu. [Pinyin]

   Don’t apologize. I won’t accept it.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 接收 (jiēshōu) which has a similar pronunciation in Mandarin but different meaning.

Synonyms

• 受
• 受容 (shòuróng) (literary)
• 吸收 (xīshōu)
• 吸納／吸纳 (xīnà)
• 容受 (róngshòu)
• 容納／容纳 (róngnà)
• 承受 (chéngshòu)
• 接納／接纳 (jiēnà)
• 收受 (shōushòu)
• 銜／衔 (xián) (literary, or in compounds)
• 領受／领受 (lǐngshòu)

 

Antonyms

• 反對／反对 (fǎnduì)
• 拒絕／拒绝 (jùjué)

Derived terms

• 可接受 (kějiēshòu)
• 接受方 (jiēshòufāng)
• 接受者 (jiēshòuzhě)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (接受):

• → Japanese: 接受(せつじゅ) (setsuju)
• → Korean: 접수(接受) (jeopsu)
• → Vietnamese: tiếp thụ (接受)

See also

• 感到 (gǎndào)
• 感受 (gǎnshòu)
• 受到 (shòudào)
• 經歷／经历 (jīnglì)
• 經驗／经验 (jīngyàn)
• 體會／体会 (tǐhuì)
• 體驗／体验 (tǐyàn)